1961-1989

During the Cold War al lot of events had happen some of them more shocking than others but all of them had  tragic results. After WWII Germany was divided into four zone east and west but by that time those 4 zones were occupied by the major allies during the war (U.S.A, Great Britain & France) who occupied West Berlin with East Berlin occupied by Soviet Union  since that back then was a  conflict between  two types of government this was the event that give the rise of the Berlin Wall  also called ( Berliner Maurer) this was not just a wall this wall had a symbolic division between West Berlin and East Berlin. Back then was the fight between two types of governments the West and East zone had different ideas. This was a symbolic boundary between Democracy & Communism. This was two different ideas that West and East Berlin had. The allies in West Berlin were against Communism they were more in favor  Democracy in which consist the participation of citizen  in politics & civil life in the other hand Soviet Union was disagree with this they believed more  in Communism  in which consist in that government owns most property and controls most labor and trade . Basically this was one of the reason of the construction of the wall the differences  between two types of governments.  During this period was created a policy called containment  which was created  to prevent the further use of communism. Major objectives of the United States was to stop Soviet Union using this kind of government since that they were afraid Soviet union spread communism to West Berlin.

West Berlin (United States, Great Britain, France) which was more attractive place to live there were better job opportunities , it was the opportunity  to have better live than the East that was why most of the people in the East use to move to the West, but Stalin who was the leader of USSR was disagree that people had to move from the East to the West so in that time he decided to stopthat and created a blockade by cutting all road , rail and water link between West Berlin. In the West people were suffering of starvation  Staling tougth that by doing this the allies would give up  but this was not the case U.S.A, France, Britain didn’t give up. Ameriacn and British airplane called airlift  began to fly supplies  over the Soviet sector and into West Berlin 

Historical Overview

Historical Overview Of The Cold War (Berlin Wall)

By the 1960 there were some differences between Communism and Western Democracy. The West Germany rebuilt it self quikly after the war. These people in the west were living under a capitalist and democratic government. in West Germany factories were producing products that were sold througout the world the workers earned good wages and they enjoy one of the highest standars of living in the world. East Germany was living under Communist rule that was less succesful for the people living there. while the West was reciving a good education and free health care they would not earned good wages and the consumer goods were not enough for the people living in the East. Also these people were not enjoyed freedom as the neighbors in the West. This event led poeple to left the East and scape to the West to better life and work between 1949 and 1961 like three millon East Germans had move to the West some of this people were professional people for example in 1960 about 688 doctors, 296 dentists, and 2,648 engineers cross to the West.

After that the East authorities had replace the barbed wire whit walls and also they built towers were they put Machine Gunes and if anyone try to cross the wall would be shot. the wall is know as the Berlin Wall this became a symbol of a dive world this wall was used to dive the East German ruled by Stanlin his idea was to sperad the communism worldwide. The West side was occupied by the Allies. The Berlin Wall was 11 feet tall and they put machine guns on it and also they put guard dogs and they make holes on the earth that way trucks can not go through. Not even that stop people to move to the West they climbed the wall and they put in risk their lifes just to make it to the West and have freedom a better job and life.

The Berlin Wall that divides the East Germany and West Germany.

Joseph Stalin & John F. Kennedy During the Cold War

Joseph Stalin & John F. Kennedy During the Cold War

Joseph Stanlin was the leader of Russia during the Cold War. Stanlin become the undisputed leader of Russia in 1929. The plan of Stanlin was to spread the communism worldwide. Germany was divided in four parts each of these zones belong to the main Allies.West Germany and East Germany the East wasoccuped by the Soviet and the West by the Allies, later the Allies decide to join their areas togather and to make the undified area more prosperous. Stalin was worried because this will make the Soviet look poor and he did not have the money to rebuilt it up he also want to have control of Berlin because it was contrled by the Allies even it was located in East Germany where Stalin had controlled. After that Stalin wanted to give up these zones and he decide to cut everything roads, water, and rail this was his plan but the Allies start to fly supplies in to the city if Stalin want to prevent that he had to shoot the planes that carry supplis for the people in the city.








John F. Kennedy was the persident of the United States during the Cold War. President Kennedy went tovisit Berlin to challenge the Soviet Union and also to bring hope to those people of the divided city. The allies power dicide to dive Germany in two zones the East and the West. The East was occupied by Gemany and the West was occupied by the allies Britain, U.S., France and the Soviet Union. The money that the allies put to rebuilt these zones made west Germany more prosperous, with a higher wages and higher standard of living. From 1949 to 1961 there is anstimate that two millon people left East Germany to live and work in the west. In 1960 for example 688 doctors, 296 dentist, and 2,648 engineers crossed over to work there. Kennedy flew to West Berlin to make sure that the people living there know that he would not allow them to fall under Communist control like the East Germany.